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Votes at a glance: Grant County Fiscal Court actions Aug. 5, 2025
Summary
The Fiscal Court approved routine minutes and claims, declared detention‑center equipment surplus, appointed a deputy emergency management director, accepted road paving bids and advanced zoning items on first reading; key vote outcomes are listed below.
The Grant County Fiscal Court took the following formal actions at its Aug. 5 meeting. Items are presented as recorded in the meeting transcript.
• Approval of minutes (07/15/2025): Motion to approve the regular meeting minutes passed by voice vote (mover: Magistrate Humphrey; second: Magistrate Codear).
• Approval of claims (dated 08/05/2025): Court approved claims against the General Fund, Road Fund, Jail Fund and transfers as presented (mover: Magistrate Riley; second: Magistrate Humphrey). Motion carried by voice vote.
• Detention center surplus list (Attachment A): Court declared four 10‑year‑old lawnmowers surplus at the Grant County Detention Center and approved their sale to county departments (General Fund/Road Department/Justice Center), with proceeds returning to the detention center’s restricted account. Motion carried by voice vote (mover: Magistrate Codear; second: Magistrate Riley).
• Appointment — Deputy Emergency Management Director: The court appointed Summer McDaniel as deputy emergency management director effective Aug. 5, 2025 (mover: Magistrate Codear; second: Magistrate Riley). Motion carried by voice vote.
• Road paving bids and award: The county’s bid committee recommended awarding asphalt/paving work to Riggler Paving on multiple roads after reviewing two bids (Riggler and Mago Construction). Court approved the committee’s recommendation to award to Riggler where it had the lower cost; motion carried by voice vote (mover: Magistrate Riley; second: Magistrate Humphrey). Several projects (Lantern Road, Mason Cordova Road) had MOAs and funding allocated to proceed.
• Zoning ordinance first readings: Two zone‑change ordinances were presented on first reading and forwarded to planning and to the judge/executive’s office for public inspection: (1) Ordinance 0008‑2025‑0291 — Larry Fornash Jr. (3.5‑acre site) — proposed change from Agriculture‑1 to Residential; (2) Ordinance 0009‑2025‑0292 — Allen Finney Jr., Brian Finney, Michael Snap (11.735‑acre site) — proposed change from Agriculture‑1 to Residential/Agriculture. Both were recorded as first readings; final action will occur on subsequent readings.
Other routine reports — treasurer, animal shelter, road and building inspection, coroner and jail reports — were received by the court. The meeting adjourned; next meeting is scheduled for Aug. 19, 2025 at 6 p.m.
